7th Circuit Certifies Question In Fingerprint Class Suit To Illinois High Court

Mealey's (January 5, 2022, 3:14 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a putative class complaint over the collection of restaurant workers’ fingerprint scans on Dec. 20 certified a question to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the accrual of claims under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA)....